Reply #71: The Democratic party made itself a target

[DissedByBush]

By fighting against the 2nd Amendment. Now that many Democrats are realizing the party's position is anti-rights, they are also getting support from the NRA, even in opposition to Republicans.

It's as simple as that, you can remove the tin foil hat.

"You want to try that one again? Huh?"

I've already told you. Even Bush was going to extend the idiotic Assault Weapons Ban. The GOP doesn't care about our rights, we know that. They only pay lip service to the 2nd Amendment enough to stay ahead of the Democrats and get the support of the people and of the NRA.

It's pure politics. The Democratic Party made it a differentiating issue several decades ago, and the Republicans grabbed at the chance to look like the good guys. Now that Democrats are realizing the mistake, the Republicans are losing the support.

"We have problems with guns in all our major cities"

We have a lot of problems in all our major cities, and guns isn't one of them. It's what criminals do with guns that's the problem. Maybe if we changed things so the desperate thought they had a chance. Maybe if we improved conditions. Maybe if we didn't have a revolving door justice system that thinks it's more important to jail a pothead than an armed robber.

"And, that would now be our national guard -- "

The body of the people is every single person, quite clear in the context. It's not the organized National Guard, nor the reserve. It is the body of the people who can rise up to protect the "free state" either from foreign enemies, or from a government turned oppressive. I noticed you ignored the ones that specifically declared the INDIVIDUAL right, and failed to produce a more restrictive draft as you said existed.

You really do not know your history in this. You're probably just regurgitating the lies of the Republican Brady Bunch.

"Having the "freedom" to kill others in our society is not freedom anymore than war is peace!"

You have no more freedom to kill with a gun than with a knife, car or Dewar flask of liquid nitrogen.

What you do have is the right life and liberty, and to protect those with guns if necessary.